Daily WHUFC News - 26th July 2012

Rot-Weiss Erfurt 0-3 West Ham United FT
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All the action from the Steigerwaldstadion as West Ham United started with a
win in Germany
25.07.2012

Rot-Weiss Erfurt v West Ham United
Pre-season match
Steigerwaldstadion
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Kick-off: 7pm

Final score: Rot-Weiss Erfurt 0-3 West Ham United

FULL-TIME - Well that is job done for West Ham United. Another tough workout
and another win. They were not at their best in the first half but more than
made up for it in the second with two brilliant goals to go with their
fortunate opener. Next up is Dynamo Dresden on Friday. whufc.com will bring
you full reaction to this game later.
90 mins - The free-kick is strong but Henderson is more than a match for it
as he gets down low to gather the ball cleanly. He has been impressive
tonight.
89 mins - Potts goes into the book for a strong tackle and Erfurt have one
last chance to get a goal back with a free-kick down the right.
84 mins - We have 6,750 fans here tonight and I think it's fair to say
they've enjoyed themselves regardless of the score. There was a nice moment
earlier when the home fans clapped Vaz Te's two goals, which shows how good
they were.
78 mins - Maynard makes way to Matt Taylor. His pass was brilliant for Vaz
Te's second so not a bad way to sign off the night.
77 mins - GOAL! Well, Ricardo Vaz Te take a bow. And he actually does in
front of the Hammers fans to celebrate. Maynard plays a perfect through-ball
and Vaz Te beats the offside trap to be left one-on-one with Philipp in the
Erfurt goal. Sadly for the substitute 'keeper a simple step over or three
leaves him on his behind and Vaz Te has the simple task of rolling the ball
into an empty net. Brilliant stuff.
76 mins - Another corner to Erfurt to be taken by Marco Engelhardt on the
right. Henderson, once again, is on hand to punch the ball away. He has had
a solid night tonight, which I'm sure will please Big Sam as he looks to
decide who will start in goal for the Hammers' first game at home to Aston
Villa.
73 mins - Great defending from Driver there as he makes up a lot of ground
to challenge Niklas Odenwald just as midfielder looks set to be first to
Marius Stranl's cross.
68 mins - The home side are getting right behind their team again now and
are desperate to see them score. The nearly did then as Potts heads off the
line but referee Sebastain Schmickartz had already blown for a foul.
63 mins - GOAL! Brilliant goal from West Ham United. A slick move down the
left sees Vaz Te backheel the ball into the path of Turgott. He bursts away
from his marker before reaching the penalty area. He then crosses the ball
with flicked pass where Vaz Te is on hand to smash it into the bottom
corner. Not a bad introduction from the Play-Off final matchwinner.
61 mins - Ricardo Vaz Te is next to come on as Sam Baldock leaves the field.
The forward has been unwell in the past week so that might well have
something to do with his early departure.
59 mins - But the hosts have certainly not given up yet and Henderson has to
be quick to come off his line to beat Ozturk to the ball after Mohsni just
managed to get enough on the ball to take the sting out of a cross from Igor
Jovanovic.
55 mins - Free-kick down the right after Kazim-Richards was fouled. He took
quite a hit there from a late tackle but has got back to his feet. Rob Hall
takes it and the ball nearly ends up in the back of the net but for a
last-ditch deflection on the line. Much better from West Ham this half.
51 mins - Well that goal has silenced the home fans and it was met by a huge
cheer from the fans in claret and blue on the far side. From where I was
sitting it looked very odd as the defender looked to have a bit of time but
chose to hit the ball first time to give fellow half-time substitute Phillip
Klewin no chance in goal.
47 mins - GOAL! And West Ham United take the lead. Kazim-Richards breaks
down the right and fires in a testing cross that substitute Phil Ofosu-Ayeh
smashes into his own net with his first touch! Great start to the second
half from the Hammers.
46 mins - And West Ham get us going in the second period and will be
attacking the goal to our left. The Hammers have made two changes at the
break with Callum Driver coming on for Lemey and Sam Baldock replacing
O'Brien. Mohsni has moved to central defence with Driver slotting in at
right-back.

HALF TIME - And the referee brings the first half to a close. It is likely
the Hammers will make a couple of changes after the break but I expect Big
Sam will be telling his players to keep up the hard work in the heat. Just
as soon as the players go down the tunnel, those not starting tonight head
out to the pitch to warm up.

45 mins - The Hammers stopper goes one better there as he pulls off a fine
stop low down to his right from another shot by Ozturk. The resulting corner
is cleared by Lamey at the near post.
43 mins - A rasping shot from Gobel nearly catches Henderson as he does not
quite take it cleanly. He does well to go in bravely and smother the ball as
Ozturk tries to put in the rebound.
39 mins - We are coming up to half time and the Hammers are yet to really
test Rickert. Macca has just come to the touchline to tell his team to keep
their tempo up. Let's see if they can respond in the five minutes or so we
have left.
36 mins - Well I've just heard my first rendition of 'Bubbles' from the
Hammers fans in the sunshine on the far side. They are doing well to make
themselves heard as the German fans are making plenty of noise.
32 mins - Wally Downes was mistakenly named on the teamsheet as the Hammers'
'Trainer' but he seems to have taken to his new role well! The first-team
coach is out of the edge of the technical area barking out instructions to
the side.
28 mins - Lamey fouls Gobel on the edge of the box and the home side have a
free-kick. Gobel himself takes it and Henderson is forced into a low save
down to his left. Good stop from the summer signing.
26 mins - Another chance for the hosts as Gobel breaks clear of the Hammers
back line. He is closed down well by Lamey but still manages to get a shot
in, which Henderson gets down to gather comfortably.
24 mins - While we have a quick break in play, I'll tell you a little bit
more about West Ham TV's coverage of Friday's game in Dresden. If you listen
to Talksport, you will probably have heard of Ian 'The Moose' Abrahams, who
will be offering his commentary to the game. West Ham TV costs from just
£4.49 a month - for more information, click here.
21 mins - Just to give you a bit more information on how Big Sam has set his
team up tonight, in front of Henderson is former Holland Under-21
international Lamey on the right, with O'Brien and Spence in the middle with
Potts on the left. Rob Hall and George Moncur are just in front of Mohsni,
with Maynard down the left, Turgott on the right and Kazim-Richards through
the middle.
18 mins - Aykut Ozturk is next to go close as he forces Stephen Henderson
into his first save. The Erfurt No10 was at an angle on the left but still
forced the Hammers No13 into a low save. West Ham need to pick the pace up
here.
16 mins - The home side have an even better chance after that. After the
initial corner is cleared the ball is played back in from the right and
Drexler has plenty of time to turn and shoot from eight yards out.
Thankfully, his shot goes over the bar.
15 mins - Best chance of the game so far as Drexler gets down the left
again. His cross is good but nobody is there to meet it. Potts is on hand to
meet it at the far post and Erfurt have their second corner.
11 mins - Potts takes it but the ball is straight through to Marcus Rickert
in the Erfurt goal. I'm sure Sam Allardyce and Neil McDonald will be
looking for better than that as the game goes on.
10 mins - The game hasn't really got going yet, with the ball being given
away quite cheaply by both sides. West Ham have a chance here, though, with
a free-kick just inside the Erfurt half.
5 mins - I nearly just jumped out of my seat as the guy in front of us
pulled out what looks like five air horns tied together and gave it an
almighty blast. Another one then goes off behind us - we may have to get
used to that!
4 min - West Ham haven't really settled yet but Stephen Henderson has the
ball and finds Potts on the left. He knocks it back and the Hammers hold on
to the ball.
1 min - The home side get us underway and go straight on the attack. A cross
fromt the left is cleared well by Danny Potts but Erfurt come straight back
and force a corner. Some loose marking affords Dominick Drexler the chance
to get a header at goal but is goes high and wide.

6.59pm - I would say West Ham have around 300 fans in the stand on the far
side away to our left. That is a decent turnout for a midweek game in
Germay. More still are expected for Friday's big game with Dynamo Dresden.
Don't worry if you can't make the game as West Ham TV will have a live
broadcast.

6.58pm - And here come the teams. No 'Bubbles', but a thumping techno track
almost makes up for it. Almost.

6.56pm - Joey O'Brien will be captain tonight on his first game of the
pre-season and will lead the Hammers out. We've already heard 'Bubbles' once
over the PA system - will we get another rendition before kick-off?

6.55pm - Well you can tell we're getting closer to kick-off as the pace of
the music has picked up and the German fans are on their feet clapping
along. We expect to see the teams in about five or six minutes.

6.50pm - As you will see below, the three players on trial are Bilel Mohsni,
Dutch defender Michael Lamey and Colin Kazim-Richards. It is expected that
West Ham will line up in the standard 4-3-3 formation with Nicky Maynard,
Kazim Richards and Blair Turgott leading the line. Mohsni will play the
holding midfield role.

Rot-Weiss Erfurt: Rickert, Rauw, Jovanovic, Ozturk, Mohwald, Drexler,
Schiller, Pfingsten-Reddig, Czichos, Strangl, Gobel
Subs: Klewin, Oumari, Kind, Ofosu-Ayeh, Odenwald, Engelhardt, Bertram

West Ham United: Henderson, Lamey, O'Brien, Spence, Potts, Mohsni, Moncur,
Hall, Turgott, Maynard, Kazim-Richards
Subs: Jaaskelainen, McCartney, Drvier, Demel, O'Neil, Noble, Taylor, Vaz Te,
Baldock

6.45pm - Kick-off will be in 15 minutes and we have finally got the team
news. West Ham United have named a young side with three players on trial
starting for the visitors.

6.40pm - Good evening and welcome to Germany! Tonight's fixture sees West
Ham United kick-off their German tour with a game against German
3.Football-Liga side Rot-Weiss Erfurt. It is a stunning evening here in east
Germany and I'm told we're expecting a crowd of nearly 10,000 fans here.

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Hammers in Germany - Wednesday
WHUFC.com
West Ham United are gearing up for their first match in Germany on Wednesday
evening
25.07.2012

West Ham United's players were out on the training pitches early on
Wednesday morning ahead of their pre-season meeting with Rot-Weiss Erfurt.
The team went through drills and a practice match before enjoying a gentle
cycle back to the hotel to rest ahead of travelling to the game. A welcome
sight back on the training pitches was that of club captain Kevin Nolan, who
did a number of light stretches and core work in the hot sun with the club's
medical staff. The skipper suffered a toe injury in Saturday's friendly game
against Colchester United and will continue to be assessed as the week goes
on. The Rot-Weiss Erfurt fixture is the first of three matches the Hammers
will play during their week-long stay in Germany and manager Sam Allardyce
will blend a mix of youth and experience for the club's first ever meeting
with their hosts. Live text updates will appear on whufc.com from 7pm. For
Winston Reid, the games cannot come soon enough after three days of tough
training since landing on Monday. "This is what we are here for - to play
matches," Reid told West Ham TV. "It is always the highlight of the week
when you are training as that is what you are gearing towards. "This game
against Rot-Weiss Erfurt is the first of what will be three tough games, but
that is what you want - tough challenges - and to get through them, so we
are all looking forward to that."

Despite his young age, Reid has a wealth of international experience with
New Zealand under his belt and has represented his country all over the
world. Earlier this month, of course, he lined up for West Ham in Austria.
"It is enjoyable to go to other countries and play a variety of teams," he
confirmed. "It is good to get away, train in a different place and then play
- I know the boys certainly welcome that."

Reid and the squad are aware that there will be some fantastic travelling
support at the games in Germany, with the pinnacle set to be the 30,000-plus
home and away fans set to attend Friday's big match at Dynamo Dresden. "We
have great support and they follow us wherever we go and it is fantastic for
us to play in front of that support, especially with the extra efforts they
make in pre-season. We appreciate that and hope they get as much out of it
all as we do."

On what was one of the hottest days of the year so far in Dresden on
Wednesday, cold drinks were a welcome sight for the players as they made
their way off the training pitch. "It was extra hot today, I had trouble in
catching my breath a few times. But it went OK and when you compare to a
couple of weeks ago our fitness is getting better and we are going in the
right direction. "There is good banter amongst everyone; I think the first
thing was to enjoy training in the sun after the last few weeks back in
England in the rain! But it has been good and worthwhile."

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George going great guns
WHUFC.com
George Moncur has told West Ham TV he wants to make an impression on
pre-season tour in Germany
24.07.2012

George Moncur is aiming to the next step towards making his West Ham United
debut after joining the first-team squad on their pre-season tour in
Germany. Still only 18, the midfielder established himself in the
Development Squad last season before embarking on a successful loan spell
with npower League Two side AFC Wimbledon. There, Moncur made his Football
League debut and scored twice in 20 league appearances. The teenager's
progress was rewarded with a seat on the plane to Germany, where Moncur will
hope to make his mark in pre-season matches against Rot Weiss Erfurt, Dynamo
Dresden and Energie Cottbus. "We've had to work quite hard in training on
Monday night and Tuesday but we've got a game on Wednesday, so hopefully we
can win that," he told West Ham TV. "Hopefully I'll get some part in the
games and show the manager what I can do and hopefully I can stamp my mark
on them. "All the lads have done well. They have worked so it's gone really
well so far so hopefully when the game comes around I will play. My aim is
to work hard, train well and take those habits onto the pitch and see what
happens. "All the senior lads are quality and are quick to tell you if you
are doing something wrong, which helps me a lot."

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Darts too strong for Dev Squad
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The Development Squad were beaten 3-0 at Blue Square Bet Premier side
Dartford on Tuesday evening
25.07.2012

A young West Ham United Development Squad missing a number of regulars were
beaten 3-0 at Blue Square Bet Premier side Dartford on Tuesday evening. With
Rob Hall, George Moncur, Pelly Ruddock and Blair Turgott training with the
first-team squad in Germany, Ian Hendon fielded a starting XI that included
debutant goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel (pictured), scholars Leo Chambers and
Frazer Shaw and trialist centre-back Jordan Tunnicliffe. Dartford took
advantage by scoring twice within the opening 12 minutes, but the young
Hammers continued to give their all and could easily have snatched a
positive result had they converted the numerous chances they created. With
that in mind, Hendon was positive despite the defeat, saying: "Obviously I'm
disappointed we haven't won the game but we had spells after they had gone
2-0 up where we created five or six chances and, with the rub of the green,
we could have been back in the game. "It is still pre-season and so it was a
good workout, with players getting 90 minutes under their belts. "We go to
Welling on Saturday, who are in the Blue Square Bet South, and I'll
hopefully be getting a few players back. Whoever plays, though, it will give
the players experience and help the lads to learn and develop by playing
against more experienced opposition."

On a balmy evening at Dartford's Princes Park, West Ham started slowly and
fell behind within two minutes when Ryan Hayes converted from ten yards
after Spiegel had made a good initial save. After a difficult opening ten
minutes, West Ham were just gaining a foothold when Dartford snatched a
second goal to the delight of many of the 1,524 fans inside the stadium.
After Spiegel had tipped over a long-range effort, the resulting corner was
headed back across the six-yard box and Jacob Erskine stabbed home from
close-range. The second Dartford goal shook West Ham into a response and a
tactical change that saw Matthias Fanimo move to left-back and Dominic Vose
go out to the left of midfield saw the Hammers have significant success down
that flank. West Ham were growing in stature and Kieran Sadlier had a
rasping shot saved low down to his right by Dartford goalkeeper Louis Wells.
Minutes later, the ball again broke to Sadlier inside the penalty area but
his shot was saved by Wells for a second time. The closing 20 minutes of the
first half saw West Ham have numerous efforts on goal - in particular when a
well-worked corner was driven across the penalty area and Sadlier shot
narrowly wide. The chances showed that the West Ham youngsters were a match
for their more experienced opponents, although Dartford were still a
menacing threat going forward with a free kick narrowly curling wide late in
the opening half. The frantic, fast-paced nature of the first half was never
likely to last, considering the heat the opening 45 minutes was played and
the numerous changes made by both managers throughout the second half. The
greater experience and physical presence of Dartford saw them take gradual
control of the second half, although West Ham were not afraid of getting
stuck in and did not give the Dartford players an easy ride. Two crunching
tackles saw Declan Hunt and Chambers both booked, while a brilliant block by
captain Eoin Wearen after Danny Harris had rounded Spiegel showed that West
Ham had not given up. The award to Dartford of a 74th-minute penalty was to
extinguish to any of those hopes, however, when Harris cut in from the left
and Wearen was adjudged to have fouled the left-winger. Spiegel guessed
correctly but his dive was not enough as the Dartford substitute Lee Noble
powered the ball into the bottom right-hand corner. The goal ended hopes of
salvaging a result from the game but West Ham continued to look for a
consolation but it was not too be their night.

The Development Squad return to action at Welling United's Park View Road on
Saturday, with kick-off at 3pm.

Dartford: Wells (Sutton 81), Burns (Sawyer 81), Green, Bonner (Sinclair 46),
Arber (Muggeridge 69), Wallis (Noble 46), Hayes (Collier 46), Simmonds (Daly
46), Erskine (Rodgers 46), Bradbrook (Champion 46), Harris

West Ham United XI: Spiegel, Chambers (Nasha 78), Shaw, Hunt (Bywater 78),
Tunnicliffe, Wearen (Seidu 78), Powell, Fanimo, Piquionne (E.Lee 46),
Sadlier, Vose (Gogo 78)
Unused subs: Larkins, Schiavi

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Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0 West Ham Utd 3
KUMB.com
Filed: Wednesday, 25th July 2012
By: Staff Writer

A brace from Ricardo Vaz Te helped West Ham to a win in the opening game of
their German tour. Rot-Weiß Erfurt, who play in the third tier of their
domestic league had the better of the first half here in the
Steigerwaldstadion but were blown away by Sam Allardyce's side in the second
period, during which all three golas were scored. The goal that started the
rout has more than a touch of good fortune about it however as Colin
Kazim-Richards' low cross from the right, just two minutes after the
restart, was diverted into his own net by substitute Phil Ofosu-Ayeh.

West Ham's second - and Vaz Te's first - saw the Hammers produce their best
passage of play during the game. A one-two between the Portuguese forward
and teenage striker Robert Hall ended when the former Bolton man fire the
ball into the bottom corner of the net with some aplomb. And it was game
over with 12 minutes of normal time remaining when West Ham's play-off Final
here added his second of the night after rounding sub goalkeeper Philipp
having beaten Erfurt's offside trap; Nicky Maynard providing the killer
pass. United featured all three triallists with the squad at present with
Bilel Mohsni and Dutch defender Michael Lamey joining Kazim-Richards in the
starting line-up. All three are expected to feature once again on Friday
evening when Allardyce's side face Dynamo Dresden.

West Ham Utd: Henderson, Lamey, O'Brien, Spence, Potts, Mohsni, Moncur,
Hall, Turgott, Maynard, Kazim-Richards.
Subs: Jaaskelainen, McCartney, Drvier, Demel, O'Neil, Noble, Taylor, Vaz Te,
Baldock.
Goals: Ofosu-Ayeh (og 47), Vaz Te (63, 78).

Rot-Weiß Erfurt: Rickert, Rauw, Jovanovic, Ozturk, Mohwald, Drexler,
Schiller, Pfingsten-Reddig, Czichos, Strangl, Gobel.
Subs: Klewin, Oumari, Kind, Ofosu-Ayeh, Odenwald, Engelhardt, Bertram.

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Taking the Michael
KUMb.com
Filed: Wednesday, 25th July 2012
By: Staff Writer

West Ham are set to field at least three triallists when they face Rot-Weiß
Erfurt in tonight's pre-season friendly. Bilel Mohsni, Colin Kazim-Richards
and Dutch defender Michael Lamey are all in the squad to face the 3 Liga
outfit at the Steigerwaldstadion this evening on the first leg of United's
second pre-season European venture. Mohsni, who has already featured for
West Ham at Grays and Colchester and Kazim-Richards, who also featured at
the Weston Homes Community Stadium last weekend will be joined by former PSV
Eindhoven and Arminia Bielefeld centre half Lamey. The 32-year-old, who
played for Polish side Wisła Kraków last season has never featured for the
Dutch national side but won four under-21 caps over a decade ago. Tonight's
opponents are a relatively new football club having been formed from the
amalgamation of two former East German clubs, SC Turbine Erfurt and BSG
Optima Erfurt in 1966. However their roots as a sports club can be traced
back to the end of the 1800s. Rot-Weiß Erfurt's home ground, the
Steigerwaldstadion - which comes complete with a running track - was built
in 1931 and has a capacity of just under 20,000. A healthy contingent of
travelling Hammers are expected to attend this evening's fixture.

West Ham Utd: Henderson, Laney, O'Brien, Spence, Potts, Moshni, Moncur,
Hall, Turgott, Maynard, Kazim-Richards.
Subs: Jaaskelainen, McCartney, Drvier, Demel, O'Neil, Noble, Taylor, Vaz Te,
Baldock

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Veterans take trophy
KUMB.com
Filed: Wednesday, 25th July 2012
By: Staff Writer

The West Ham iFC Veterans team have been voted 'Team Of The Tournament' at
the iFA WorldNet 2012 Football Tournament. The tournament is contested by
supporters' teams from the UK and Europe each year and this is the first
time that Hammers supporters have entered a team into the 'Big Tam Bowl'
veterans' competition. The team had never played together as veterans before
and contained a number of players coming out of retirement especially for
the occasion, including 'keeper Trevor Garrard who had flown back from
Thailand to play in the tournament. The non-regular nature of the side
showed in the opening match as the Ageing Irons went down 4-0 to a
well-organised Airdrie. Manager Gary Davidson at least had the consolation
of the miniature bottle of Scotch presented to him by Airdrie after the
match.

The vets saved their best of the tournament for the second match which
resulted in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leeds Lards – who had the
advantage of playing on home turf. Both teams had their chances before
Nathan Stafford headed a late winner. Nathan – the team's under-age
representative - was also on target in the next match, a friendly against
Grimsby Town which finished 1-1.

The final group match saw the veterans go down 3-0 to the Watford Gitwizards
who were chasing a large win to improve their goal difference in an effort
to secure a more favourable draw for Sunday's knockout stages.

After a quiet Saturday night in with a mug of cocoa (we understand that this
may not actually be true – Ed) the Hammervets reconvened at the ungodly hour
of 9am on Sunday morning for the knockout stages but were no match for the
much younger legs of Everton, the Toffeemen running in five without reply.
Everton eventually went on to lose to AFC Halifax Town in the final.

However, the Vets' efforts did not go unrewarded. The sporting manner in
which the olduns conducted themselves resulted in the team picking up the
'Team Of The Tournament' award. The award is voted for by the competing
teams and is awarded to the team that is deemed to have "epitomised the
spirit of Internet Football on and off the pitch and played in a fair and
sporting manner". A fitting tribute to Manager Davidson's organisation of
the team over what was a fine weekend.

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Warnock - No Maynard offer
Whites boss plays down striker rumours
Last Updated: July 25, 2012 12:02pm
SSN

Neil Warnock insists Leeds United have made no approach for Nicky Maynard,
but admits the striker is of the calibre he is looking to bring in. Maynard
is currently on the books of West Ham United, with a £2million deal having
taken him to Upton Park from Bristol City in January. He was part of a squad
which secured promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs last season,
but found opportunities to impress difficult to come by. Maynard was
restricted to just nine starts during the closing stages of the 2012/13
campaign. With the Hammers having further bolstered their attacking options
during the summer transfer window, it has been suggested that they may be
willing to part with Maynard.

Availability

A move to Elland Road has been mooted, but Leeds boss Warnock claims no
offer has been tabled for the 25-year-old. "We've mentioned probably 30
people like that and I've not made contact with the club myself," he told
the Yorkshire Post. "But I'm not saying he hasn't been mentioned because
there are 20 or 30 players we've asked about, talking to Premier League
managers and staff. "We've not even considered making an offer for him.
We've just been asking people what the availability of that type of player
is."

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Kon men: West Ham eye up striker aiming to spoil Team GB's Olympic party
The Mirror

West Ham will have their spies out at Team GB's Olympic opener - to study
Senegal star Moussa Konate. The striker, who plays for Israeli side, Maccabi
Tel Aviv is already a full international at the tender age of 19. Fulham
have also been tracking Konate, who is seen as the biggest threat to Stuart
Pearce's side at Old Trafford in Thursday night's group-stage clash. Senegal
did not select more senior stars such as Newcastle strike pair Papiss Cisse
and Demba Ba for their London 2012 squad.
West Ham have been linked with more high-profile strikers Dimitar Berbatov
of Manchester United and Andy Carroll of Liverpool this summer. They have
also already bought Sochaux and Mali hitman Modibo Maiga as they prepare for
their first season back in the Premier League after a year in the
Championship.

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We would provide the legacy: Brady believes West Ham are best option for
Olympic Stadium
The Mirror

West Ham remain the best option to honour an Olympic legacy and become
tenants of the Stratford stadium according to club vice-chairman Karren
Brady. The newly-promoted Premier League side were chosen ahead of Tottenham
by the Olympic Park Legacy Company to take over the ground when it becomes
available in 2014. However a High Court judge over-turned the ruling and a
loan-finance deal between the club and Newham Council subsequently
collapsed. Yet Brady has reiterated her stance the Olympic Stadium would
only flourish with the Hammers presence. She said: "Shaping legacy success
has been the key factor in continuing to pursue our interest despite the
many twists and turns. "Nobody is better placed to deliver the legacy for
London than West Ham United. "Our proposal would ensure a vibrant, busy
stadium immediately upon the opening of the venue in 2014. "Our vision is
not solely held by us. We have had plenty of support along the way as we
look to stand up for the promises made for London back in 2005. "Indeed,
Lord Coe said when we first began our journey in 2010 that our bid 'lives
with the commitment we made back in Singapore'. "If we were to be fortunate
enough to be granted the chance to do so, West Ham United would provide a
world-class stadium that would be their home. "Put simply, we believe it is
the best move for our fans and the best chance for us to grow as a club." A
decision on the identity of the residents is expected to be made in October.

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Southend United's Bilel Mohsni plays full game for West Ham in 3-0 win over
Rot-Weiss Erfurt
Echo News
8:05pm Wednesday 25th July 2012 in Blues By Chris Phillips

BILEL Mohsni played the full 90 minutes for West Ham United tonight as they
beat Rot-Weiss Erfurt 3-0. In the first match of their tour of Germany,
Mohsni - who is on trial from Southend United - started in a holding
midfield role before switching to centre-back for the second half. Ricardo
Vaz Te bagged a brace while Phil Ofosu-Ayeh was also on target. West Ham are
next in action on Friday when they take on Dynamo Dresden.

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